Medical Malpractice Damage Caps By State

Compare medical malpractice damage caps across the U.S. Hover over any state for economic and noneconomic damage caps and click for more detailed information. Scroll down for a list of caps by state.

Medical malpractice suits have been blamed for rising health care costs, as physicians have had to purchase more expensive insurance policies in order to protect themselves from high jury awards. To some degree, allowing medical malpractice lawsuits is necessary to protect patients from negligence by doctors, but most states have decided that there is a reasonable limit to what a patient should receive if they’re injured by a doctor’s negligence.

Only 16 states have not enacted legislation placing caps on medical malpractice claims. Twenty-nine states have placed limits on noneconomic damages only. In those states, there is a cap on what can be awarded for things like pain and suffering, but there is still no limit to what a patient can recover for verifiable economic losses like medical costs and lost incomes. In the remaining five states, there is a single umbrella limit on all damages, both economic and noneconomic. These caps range from $250,000 in Indiana to $2.5 million in Nebraska.
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Alabama
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Alaska
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Arizona
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Arkansas
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
California
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Colorado
Economic: $1,000
Noneconomic: $300,000
Connecticut
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Delaware
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
District of Columbia
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Florida
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $750,000
Georgia
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $350,000
Hawaii
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $370,000
Idaho
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Illinois
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Indiana
Umbrella: $250,000
Iowa
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Kansas
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Kentucky
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Louisiana
Umbrella: $500,000
Maine
Umbrella: $500,000
Maryland
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $755,000
Massachusetts
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Michigan
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $433,000
Minnesota
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Mississippi
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Missouri
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Montana
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Nebraska
Umbrella: $2.445 million
Nevada
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $350,000
New Hampshire
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
New Jersey
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
New Mexico
Umbrella: $600,000
New York
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
North Carolina
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
North Dakota
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Ohio
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Oklahoma
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $350,000
Oregon
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Pennsylvania
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Rhode Island
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
South Carolina
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $350,000
South Dakota
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $500,000
Tennessee
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $750,000
Texas
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Utah
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $550,000
Vermont
Umbrella: $2.15 million
Virginia
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
Washington
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None
West Virginia
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $250,000
Wisconsin
Economic: None
Noneconomic: $750,000
Wyoming
Economic: None
Noneconomic: None

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